Listening and Human Communication in the 21st Century

Andrew D. Wolvin

sept 2011 · Distribuido por John Wiley & Sons

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Bringing together top listening scholars from a range of disciplines and real world perspectives, Listening and Human Communication in the 21st Century offers a state-of-the-art overview of what we know and think about listening behavior in the 21st century.

• Introduces students to the core issues listening theory and practice
• Includes student friendly features such as editorial introductions to each section and questions for further reflection at the end of each chapter
• Discussion ranges from historical perspectives to present theory, to teaching and performing listening in the classroom, in health care, and in corporate settings

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Andrew D. Wolvin is Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland, USA. He has published extensively in the International Journal of Listening, and he is the author of several books, including Perspectives on Listening (with Carolyn Coakley, 1993), Listening (with Carolyn Coakley, 1996), Listening in the Quality Organization (1999), Handbook of Public Communication (with Roy Berko and Darlyn Wolvin, 2005), Communicating: A Social, Career and Cultural Focus (with Roy Berko and Darlyn Wolvin, 2010), and What Every Student Should Know About Listening (with Judi Brownell, 2010).